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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter ChapmanPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.164kg ISBN: 9781838857875ISBN 10: 1838857877 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 10 March 2022 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'[An] insightful history of the company . . . [A] witty, energetic narrative' - New York Times Book Review 'Finely crafted . . . Chapman's broad-brush approach to history gives it a vigorous and entertaining narrative drive . . . Chapman's achievement is to make us realise what a long and complex moral journey even something as seemingly innocent as a banana has made to our fruit bowls' - Mark Cocker 'If you only read a handful of non-fiction books this year, [Bananas] is among your recommended five portions' - Observer ' Engagingly told . . . Delightful cameos of Carmen Miranda, Andy Warhol and Evelyn Waugh . . . Best is Chapman's account of the precarious ecology of the modern banana ' - Independent 'The term banana republic has become so divested of meaning that it's been adopted by a mid-range clothing chain. Its sobering reality is spelled out in this clear, dryly witty account of United Fruit' - Metro 'Excellent, darkly humorous expose' - Herald '[An] insightful history of the company . . . [A] witty, energetic narrative' - New York Times Book Review 'Finely crafted . . . Chapman's broad-brush approach to history gives it a vigorous and entertaining narrative drive . . . Chapman's achievement is to make us realise what a long and complex moral journey even something as seemingly innocent as a banana has made to our fruit bowls' - Mark Cocker 'If you only read a handful of non-fiction books this year, [Bananas] is among your recommended five portions' - Observer ' Engagingly told . . . Delightful cameos of Carmen Miranda, Andy Warhol and Evelyn Waugh . . . Best is Chapman's account of the precarious ecology of the modern banana ' - Independent 'The term banana republic has become so divested of meaning that it's been adopted by a mid-range clothing chain. Its sobering reality is spelled out in this clear, dryly witty account of United Fruit' - Metro 'Excellent, darkly humorous expose' - Herald [An] insightful history of the company . . . [A] witty, energetic narrative * * New York Times Book Review * * Finely crafted . . . Chapman's broad-brush approach to history gives it a vigorous and entertaining narrative drive . . . Chapman's achievement is to make us realise what a long and complex moral journey even something as seemingly innocent as a banana has made to our fruit bowls -- Mark Cocker * * Guardian * * If you only read a handful of non-fiction books this year, [Bananas] is among your recommended five portions * * Observer * * Engagingly told . . . Delightful cameos of Carmen Miranda, Andy Warhol and Evelyn Waugh . . . Best is Chapman's account of the precarious ecology of the modern banana * * Independent * * The term banana republic has become so divested of meaning that it's been adopted by a mid-range clothing chain. Its sobering reality is spelled out in this clear, dryly witty account of United Fruit * * Metro * * Excellent, darkly humorous expose * * Herald * * A tale of corporate skulduggery, an irreversible lesson in agricultural folly and a musing on the banana's place on our collective palate . . . An impressive indictment of a deeply flawed corporation * * The Nation * * Any tinpot regime these days tends to get called a banana republic. We have to remember they were real, vicious and bloody regimes set up and toppled at the behest of US fruit companies. Those corporations gave globalisation a bad name before we even used the term, and Peter Chapman's racy but erudite read constantly makes you wonder how much has changed * * New Scientist * * A fast-paced and shocking romp through the pioneer spirit of globalisation -- MARK THOMAS Offers a compelling cautionary tale of the evils of overmighty corporations and untrammeled globalisation * * Publishers Weekly * * [An] insightful history of the company . . . [A] witty, energetic narrative * * New York Times Book Review * * Finely crafted . . .Chapman's broad-brush approach to history gives it a vigorous and entertaining narrative drive . . . Chapman's achievement is to make us realise what a long and complex moral journey even something as seemingly innocent as a banana has made to our fruit bowls -- Mark Cocker * * Guardian * * If you only read a handful of non-fiction books this year, [Bananas] is among your recommended five portions * * Observer * * Engagingly told . . . Delightful cameos of Carmen Miranda, Andy Warhol and Evelyn Waugh . . . Best is Chapman's account of the precarious ecology of the modern banana * * Independent * * The term banana republic has become so divested of meaning that it's been adopted by a mid-range clothing chain. Its sobering reality is spelled out in this clear, dryly witty account of United Fruit * * Metro * * Excellent, darkly humorous expose * * Herald * * A tale of corporate skulduggery, an irreversible lesson in agricultural folly and a musing on the banana's place on our collective palate . . . An impressive indictment of a deeply flawed corporation * * The Nation * * Any tinpot regime these days tends to get called a banana republic. We have to remember they were real, vicious and bloody regimes set up and toppled at the behest of US fruit companies. Those corporations gave globalisation a bad name before we even used the term, and Peter Chapman's racy but erudite read constantly makes you wonder how much has changed * * New Scientist * * A fast-paced and shocking romp through the pioneer spirit of globalisation -- MARK THOMAS Offers a compelling cautionary tale of the evils of overmighty corporations and untrammeled globalisation * * Publishers Weekly * * Author InformationPeter Chapman is a journalist and writer, and a former BBC foreign correspondent in South America. He works for the Financial Times as an editor and writer, and lives in London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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